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  • Visiting the Desert Botanical Garden

    / 10 years agoNews
    The other day our Argentinian friend Flavia mentioned that the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix offers free admission every second Tuesday of every month - normally the fee is $22. Today at 7:00 a.m. I…
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    Sony ILCE-7RM2, f/11, 1/1000 sec, ISO 1,600

  • Escaping the heat – Mogollon Rim

    / 10 years agoNews
    It’s already the 2nd really hot weekend here in Scottsdale with temperatures in the triple digits again (38 to 40 Celsius). So we decide that it would be nice to go on a day trip…
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    Sony ILCE-7RM2, f/7.1, 1/100 sec, ISO 100

  • Another summer in Scottsdale?

    / 11 years agoNews
    After our return to San Diego we give ourselves time until the end of March to find something. Marco also has some appointments with a Neurologist and is scheduled for an MRI which we want…
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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/9, 1/500 sec, ISO 100

  • Flagstaff to Paradise Valley

    / 11 years agoTours
    After breakfast we take a stroll through historic Flagstaff. It is Halloween, a lot of people are dressed up and at the school we watch the kids who are "trick or treat"-ing in the school…
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    Sony DSLR-A900, f/9, 1/400 sec, ISO 200

  • Drought at Lake Powell

    / 11 years agoNews
    We have been visiting Lake Powell regularly since 2003 - the area is just breathtaking. However, years of drought have left this reservoir on the border of Utah and Arizona less than half full. Lake…
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    Sony SLT-A99V, f/13, 1/200 sec, ISO 100

  • A day in Page, AZ

    / 11 years agoTours
    After an exhausting day yesterday we have a nice hot breakfast at 8:30am. First we take my parents up to Stud Horse Point to show them some nice hoodoos and the gorgeous view over the…
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    Sony SLT-A99V, f/3.5, 1/160 sec, ISO 6,400

  • Paradise Valley to Page, AZ

    / 12 years agoTours
    Finally we get to go on our first road trip this year! We want to show my parents some of the beautiful places we discovered around Page, AZ. On Monday we are heading north towards…
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    Sony SLT-A99V, f/11, 1/100 sec, ISO 100

  • VIP Guests from Switzerland

    / 12 years agoNews
    About three weeks ago we spontaneously invited my parents to come over for a visit. On October 23 they arrive after a long flight from Switzerland glad to escape the already cool and wintery weather.…
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    Sony SLT-A99V, f/13, 1/160 sec, ISO 100

  • Monument Valley, UT

    / 13 years agoTours
    We are getting up at 6am, have a good breakfast with scrambled eggs, sausages and waffles and then head east on HWY 98 towards Kayenta and Monument Valley. The sky is again deep blue but…
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    Sony SLT-A99V, f/13, 1/200 sec, ISO 100